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B (a+b) - a (a-b) simplify

User Chacmool
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B^2 + ab - a^2 + ab

B^2 - a^2 + 2ab

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User Damian Dudycz
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Answer:

-a^2 +2ab + b^2

Explanation:

b (a+b) - a (a-b)

Distribute

ab +b^2 -a^2 +ab

Combine like terms

b^2 -a^2 +2ab

-a^2 +2ab + b^2

User Bharat Lalwani
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